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It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.
TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...
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Ludlum, Robert
1927 - 2001
The American thriller writer, theatre producer and actor Robert Ludlum were born in New York, but his family moved to New...
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Bond, Michael
1926 - 2017
The British author Thomas Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England. He attended Presentation College, Reading....
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Moorcock, Michael
1939 -
The British author, editor and musician Michael John Moorcock is something of a phenomenon. He began his career as the...
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Abbott, Megan
1971 -
The American scholar and author Megan Abbott was born in Detroit and raised there and at Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She...
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